Kepis Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kepis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kepis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea421:194,13626,902
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Kepis (210) may also be a first name.

Kepis Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kepis Come From? nationality or country of origin

Kepis (Marathi: केपीस, Russian: Кэпис) is found most in Papua New Guinea. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kepis.

How Common Is The Last Name Kepis? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,580,327th most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. The last name Kepis occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 75 percent of Kepis are found; 75 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 75 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 624,169th most commonly occurring forename on earth. It is borne by 210 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 194,136. In Papua New Guinea Kepis is most common in: Manus, where 50 percent reside, Western Highlands, where 26 percent reside and Jiwaka, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 21 percent reside and Latvia, where 2 percent reside.

Kepis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kepis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kepis surname decreased 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keppis9173/
Kepish912/
Kiepis911/
Kepios911/
Keapis911/
Kephis911/
Kiepisz8312/
Kepaish831/
Kepisse831/
Keppist830/
Kapis801,297/
Kepes80862/
Kopis80510/
Cepis80145/
Kipis80104/
Kepiç80102/
Kypis804/
Köpis801/
Kepys801/
Kiepisch7722/
Koepisch7715/
Kappis73406/
Keepes73203/
Kopish73163/
Kipish73125/
Kaipis73119/
Kapish73116/
Kepese73103/
Keppes7395/
Kipisz7392/
Kapisz7387/
Chepis7363/
Kepets7354/
Keipes7347/
Kopisz7331/
Kopies7327/
Gkopis7323/
Kepesz7321/
Kapais7316/
Kepeas7313/
Khapis7312/
Kapeis7311/
Kepysh736/
Cepish733/
Kepesh733/
Kipise733/
Kephes732/
Cephis732/
Kippis732/
Kipeis731/
Kepyts731/
Kipios731/
Kepees731/
Kypais731/
Kopois731/
Kopijs731/
Kypisz731/
Kaypis731/
Kiepes731/
Kapies731/
Kaphis731/
Kipies731/
Ceppis730/
Koypish67669/
Koppies67196/
Kopisch67134/
Kapisch67110/
Koppeis6753/
Kappais6728/
Koipish6717/
Keppich6713/
Khaphis6712/
Cheppis677/
Kippist677/
Kippies675/
Chepais674/
Ceypish674/
Koppish673/
Khipish673/
Kipaish672/
Kipisch672/
Kappies672/
Kappish671/
Kiepees671/
Kiepeas671/
Cephais671/
Kopiesz671/
D'Kepes671/
Chepois671/
Keiphes670/
Keppeas670/

Kepis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kepis in the Marathi language
केपीसkepisa-
Kepis in the Russian language
Кэписkepis-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kepis
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